Amphekepubis

Am-fee-kee-peu-bis.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Amphekepubis.

Phonetic

Am-fee-kee-peu-bis.

Named By

M.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Mehl‭ ‬-‭ ‬1930.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Squamata,‭ Mosasauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬johnsoni‭

Size

Uncertain due to incomplete remains.

Known locations

Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬San Felipe formation.

Time Period

Coniacian to Santonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains,‭ ‬including caudal‭ (‬tail‭) ‬vertebrae and partial pelvic remains.

In Depth

       Although discovered in mainland Mexico,‭ ‬it needs to be remembered that back in the late Cretaceous this area was actually underwater.‭ ‬The problem with Amphekepubis is that it has been described upon very incomplete remains,‭ ‬leading to speculation that Amphekepubis may actually be another mosasaur‭ (‬Possibly Mosasaurus‭)‬.‭ ‬Additionally there is further speculation that Amphekepubis may actually come from a later period in the Cretaceous.

Further Reading

– A new genus of mosasaurs from Mexico, and notes on the pelvic girdle of Platecarpus. Denison University Bulletin, Journal of the Scientific Laboratories 29(10):383-400. – M. G. Mehl – 1930.

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